A PLEASURE DOING BUSINESS Miami millionaire Parker Garrison had dated his waythrough most every eligible woman in the city. So whenhe needed a last-minute escort he turned to his everefficient assistant. Who knew unpretentious Anna Crosswould turn into such a beauty and make the businessmogul rethink his policy on intraoffice affairs.— No strings. No emotions. Both agreed they wouldkeep their liaison simple. But when Parker discoveredsomeone within the company was leaking informationto the competition, he knew he had to discover moreabout his new lover. And that meant breaking downall Anna's barriers, the way only he could.

Anna is a secretary in a Miami company. Her boss, Parker, is a good-looking man. Needless to say, she is attracted to him, but she never lets it show. One day Parker has a family meeting to discuss leadership of the company after his father’s sudden death. After the family meeting, Parker decides to go to London on a whim and tells Anna to come with him. Anna can’t help but feel excited by his invitation but reminds herself that he’s still her boss. Little does she know that he’s begun to have feelings for her, too!

Anna is a secretary in a Miami company. Her boss, Parker, is a good-looking man. Needless to say, she is attracted to him, but she never lets it show. One day Parker has a family meeting to discuss leadership of the company after his father’s sudden death. After the family meeting, Parker decides to go to London on a whim and tells Anna to come with him. Anna can’t help but feel excited by his invitation but reminds herself that he’s still her boss. Little does she know that he’s begun to have feelings for her, too!

When Michael Woodford was made president of Olympus, he became the first Westerner ever to climb to the top of one of Japan’s corporate giants. Unfortunately, soon after, his dream job turned into a nightmare. Woodford learned about a series of bizarre mergers and acquisitions deals totaling $1.7 billion—a scandal that threatened to bring down the entire company if exposed. Just weeks later, he was fired in a boardroom coup that shocked Japan and the business world. Woodford fled the country in fear for his life and went straight to the press—making him the first CEO of a global multinational to blow the whistle on his own company. Now Woodford recounts his almost unbelievable true story and paints a devastating portrait of corporate Japan. “His story is filled with mystery, suspense, and betrayal.” —Management Today “A gripping chronicle.” —Kirkus Reviews “I had walked into a John Grisham novel.” —Michael Woodford

This book is an exploration of media scandals in contemporary Japanese society. In shedding new light on the study of scandal in Japan, the book offers a novel view of scandal as a specific mediatized ritual which follows moral disturbances throughout Japanese history. Media and society are analyzed largely in terms of social performances, while the focus is on how Japanese transgressors talk and act when explaining their scandals to the public. A detailed analysis of three case studies is provided: the drug scandal of the popular Japanese celebrity Sakai Noriko; the donation scandal centering the heavyweight politician Ozawa Ichirō; and the Olympus accounting fraud revealed by the British CEO Michael Woodford. This book will appeal to students and scholars of Japanese culture and society, anthropology, communication and media studies.